Florida Day 2

 Today pretty much went as planned.  After yesterday, that gets a big WHEW! Since we had a lot of time, we got late checkout from our Fairfield Inn, had lunch, and then visited the Manatee Viewing Center near the TECO Big Bend Power Station, which generates the warm water that attracts the manatees during the winter months. Then it was time to head to our AirBnB condo.

We had a relaxing morning with a late complementary breakfast followed by some reading and quiet time. The manatee viewing center was very nice, but a bit crowded.  I counted over 3 dozen manatees floating around, but I'm sure there were a lot more.  Mary took this nice picture of a mother and baby. Next we went to the sting ray pond where you can touch a stingray.  I tried, but they were all swimming too deep. All, but one pair who flew across the top of the water, splashing everyone. 

It was a 1 1/2 hour drive to our condo for a 5 day stay.  The host was very nice and the condo is quite spacious.  It even has a screened in area with a private pool.  Sure beats spending a week in a hotel room!

Across the street is a private beach just for this group of condos.  Very nice!  The sound of the waves was wonderful and it will be a great site for getting sunset photos.

Later we went out to eat at Ken and Barb's, a local restaurant with outdoor seating. We had an hour wait, but the food made it worth it.   Next was grocery shopping as we stocked up for the week.  It's amazing how empty a grocery store can be at 7:30 pm! 

Tomorrow is some beach time, followed by a dinner with two former DTE employees.